Recorded 1929–2013 Girls' name Peak 1971 1,393 births

Ranee — girls' name

1,393 babies named Ranee in U.S. Social Security records since 1929, with the highest year being 1971. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s51930s51940s541950s2201960s3271970s4671980s1691990s992000s372010s10
1970s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Ranee was born in this single decade.

1971
Single peak year

71 babies were named Ranee in 1971 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ranee

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,393 babies named Ranee between 1929 and 2013, spanning 85 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ranee currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2013. The name reached its historical peak in 1971, when 71 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ranee performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 467 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Ranee shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 55 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Michigan and Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Ranee in 8 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ranee in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,393 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Ranee at a glance

Last recorded 2013

Total births

1,393

Since 1929

85 years of records

Peak year

1971

71 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2013

Active since

1929

Recorded for 85 years

Last year on file: 2013

Ranee popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–1929

Last recorded 2013
Peak year (1971)
71
Annual births at peak — across 85 years of records
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Ranee by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
467 births that decade — 34% of Ranee's all-time total
1920s51930s51940s541950s2201960s3271970s4671980s1691990s992000s372010s10

Ranee by state

Where Ranee concentrates geographically — total births since 1929

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Ranee
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
55 3.9%
#2 Michigan
33 2.4%
#3 Ohio
29 2.1%
#4 Pennsylvania
26 1.9%
#5 Wisconsin
20 1.4%
#6 New York
15 1.1%
#7 Iowa
11 0.8%
#8 Colorado
9 0.6%
California share of Ranee's total US births 3.9%
Even split

55 of 1,393 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ranee?
1,393 babies have been named Ranee since 1929. It was last recorded in 2013. The peak year was 1971 with 71 births.
When was Ranee most popular?
Ranee was most popular in the 1970s decade with 467 total births. The single peak year was 1971.
Where is Ranee most popular?
The top states for the name Ranee are California (55 births), Michigan (33 births), Ohio (29 births).
How long has the name Ranee been used?
Ranee has been recorded in Social Security data since 1929, spanning 85 years of data through 2013.
What names are similar to Ranee?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Randi, Randy, Rana, Randa, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1929–2013 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.